Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that'should come unto you:

To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angel desire to look into.

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;

And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:

who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake,

who through him are believers in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,

But ye are a elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

who is one the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the living and the dead.

The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,

whom withstand stedfast in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brethren who are in the world.

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.